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What's up Internet? Happy New Year! This week on Last Word SC radio, the four cohosts get together to discuss MLS New Year's Resolutions. We go through every MLS team, including Charlotte FC, to given them a resolution to be better at in '22. Matt also runs through the last few weeks of American Soccer news that's happened since last we podcasted. 

Alex and Chace are back for their first episode of 2022! After taking some time off over the Holidays, the guys are back and ready for a new and exciting year. Instead of looking at the many cancellations, the league has had so far, Alex and Chace decide to look forward to the 2022 NHL season. This means the entire calendar year.

Today, the guys go through each team and list one item or thing that has to happen for that team to consider 2022 a successful year. For some, the ambitions may be very high. As high as winning the Stanley Cup as their only way this is a success. For others, it could be just having a single-player develop or winning the lottery. Join them and see what they think needs to happen, big or small for every team. What do you agree with? Are there any that you disagree with? Let the guys know here or on Twitter as we head into 2022.

In this episode of the Necessary Roughness Podcast, host Nikolas Donadic dives into the NFL regular season’s Week 17 matchups. He also praises the Bills for their road win over the Patriots, explains why the Chargers loss to Houston exemplified why he always said they were “too early,” and discusses the Matt Corral injury and how it shows that you always have to look out for #1. Enjoy the show and join us next weekend for the following episode!

In this episode of the Necessary Roughness Podcast, host Nikolas Donadic dives into the NFL regular season’s Week 16 matchups. He also dives into what he’s dubbed the “QB Grab Bag,” rips Ravens HC John Harbaugh, and praises Bruce Arians for his honesty on the Bucs welcoming back Antonio Brown. Enjoy the show and join us next weekend for the following episode!

It is that time again to decide what games make up Our 25 Best Games. For the 2021 edition Sean and Marc are joined by Randy Isbelle to debate, order, and finally, decide on the ultimate choices. Each person also gives out their personal Top 10 Games of 2021 and takes a look back at the year that was during this special episode as well.

In a year that was rife with great Indie titles will this be the year that a game like Death's Door, It Takes Two, or Kena: Bridge of Spirits takes the crown?

Will it be a PlayStation exclusive like Returnal or Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart? Or perhaps something from an Xbox studio such as Psychonauts 2, Deathloop, Halo Infinite, or Forza Horizon 5?

Don't forget Nintendo also had a huge stalwart in Metroid Dread to consider as well.

Plus, there are the third parties bringing their own major games to the table such as Resident Evil Village, Monster Hunter Rise, Scarlet Nexus, Tales of Arise, Riders Republic, and so many others. 2021 was another terrific year for games. Picking just 25 is certainly an unenviable task for sure.

You can watch the show on Youtube here:  https://youtu.be/GExSEQX9LrI

The NWSL Expansion Draft and the 2022 NWSL College Draft delivered some big trades and major surprises, along with controversy as well. I guess you could say there was a little bit of everything.

Rachael Kriger joins Sean and Erik to discuss the big happenings, the trades, some of the players drafted, and also the controversy that ensued afterward involving the Portland Thorns as well. Not to mention, the news of NWSL now taking on United States Women's National Team salaries and the NWSL schedule framework too.

Major League Soccer also ushered in a new team in Charlotte FC and they had an Expansion Draft as well, although trades made it to where they actually wound up only picking three players ultimately. But on the bright side, a largely MLS-based squad helped the United States Men's National Team get to 17 wins on the year with a 1-0 over Bosnia Herzegovina. Although the game wasn't much to talk about, Jordan Morris certainly had some nice moments at least.

Also, USMNT players could be on the move in the January Transfer Window with Barcelona looking to move Serginio Dest, but actually want Christian Pulisic? Would it be a good fit for him in Barcelona? What about Ricardo Pepi at Atletico Madrid? And could Weston McKennie join Tottenham too?

In this episode of the Necessary Roughness Podcast, host Nikolas Donadic dives into the NFL regular season’s Week 15 matchups. He also can’t wrap his head around the Bills unwillingness to run the football, admits the Cardinals are no longer the best team in the NFC (*for now), and weighs in on the wild week that was for the Jaguars and Urban Meyer. Enjoy the show and join us next Friday for the following episode!

It is games, games, and more games to discuss in this episode. Between Sean and Marc, the guys have been playing quite a lot. Sean delved deeper into the Halo Infinite Campaign, although all of the side stuff is kind of derailing the story portion of it. He discusses why this is both a good and bad thing for the series.

He's also played an even more recent game in Dungeon Munchies, which was one of the four games that released the day of the most recent Indie World event. Of course, they discuss the showcase, and some of their favorite games from the show too. Also on the list to be discussed today: No Longer Home, Moonglow Bay, The Gunk, The Forgotten City, and a bunch of Game Awards and Indie World Demos too.

In the news, the development team behind S.T,A,L,K.E.R. felt the blow of being on the wrong end of the NFT debate. Final Fantasy XIV is so popular that it has been taken down from storefronts to help curb the long queue times for veteran players excited for the Endwalker expansion. A new Splinter Cell game has finally been announced in the most non-exciting way possible, PlayStation 5 finally gets the long-awaited cover plates, and more.

Oh, and if you didn't have enough games in this episode, get ready for Our Most Anticipated Games of 2022 as well.

What's up Internet? In this special NWSL-only episode of Last Word SC Radio, Rachael Kriger and Trebor Tracy discuss all the latest happenings throughout the league ahead of the Expansion Draft for the for San Diego Wave FC and Angel City FC and the (regular) Draft. The two discuss recent trades, head coaching hires, and who they think will join the two new clubs. 

Bing Bong! What's up Internet? On this episode of Last Word SC Radio, Dan and Matt get together to recap how NYCFC became MLS Cup champions. The guys debate Sebastian Blanco starting, NYCFC's performance, Portland Timbers poor start, the controversy over Felipe Mora's goal, and Sean Johnson's penalty heroics. 

Then we look at the expansion draft and analyze the players selected by Charlotte FC and the moves they've made since.